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==== On Surrender ==== | ==== On Surrender ==== | ||
- | **Radical Surrendering** | + | * **Radical Surrendering** |
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painted through an evening sky. | painted through an evening sky. | ||
Sometimes you need your God | Sometimes you need your God | ||
- | | + | to be a simple invitation, |
- | not a telling word of wisdom. | + | not a telling word of wisdom. |
Sometimes you need only the first shyness | Sometimes you need only the first shyness | ||
- | | + | that comes from being shown things far beyond your understanding, |
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so that you can fly and become free | so that you can fly and become free | ||
- | | + | by being still and by being still here. |
And then there are times you need to be | And then there are times you need to be | ||
- | | + | brought to ground by touch and touch alone. |
- | | + | To know those arms around you and to make your home in the world. |
- | To know those arms around you | + | just by being wanted. |
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- | just by being wanted. | + | |
To see those eyes looking back at you, | To see those eyes looking back at you, | ||
- | | + | as eyes should see you at last, |
seeing you, as you always wanted to be seen, | seeing you, as you always wanted to be seen, | ||
- | | + | seeing you, as you yourself |
- | had always wanted to see the world." | + | had always wanted to see the world." |
David Whyte | David Whyte | ||
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